Sailing course

photo credit: Diana 

photo credit: Diana

We finally after YEARS of planning took a sailing course. When we were first looking at moving to Singapore we read all about how "crazy about sailing" Singaporeans are. Of course this article was on some sailing site that was trying to sell yachts to Singapore expats. Since arrival we realized that sailing is really not at all a part of local culture at all! Hardly any wonder, this island is not known for having much wind and of course being a very busy shipping port it's a tricky place to navigate. There are some very small Marinas around the island in various states of disrepair (shockingly Raffles Marina is pretty shabby). The new Keppel Bay Marina is small but brand new and it offers some courses onboard their Beneteau 40s. The competent crew course we took went across to Batam and around the island of Singapore on two weekend overnight excursions.

Weekend getaway options

Well we are moving into our apartment next weekend and then our next project is to take take a weekend excursion to one of the popular vacation spots close by. The decision might be a tough one so why don't you tell us where to go!

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Bintan
45 minutes from Singapore by ferry. An indonesian island with great beaches, some old growth jungle and lots of resorts to wile away an weekend at.

Batam
The more industrialized and less touristy neighbour to Bintan. Known for night life and shopping but still has some nice places to stay.

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Melaka
A historic Malaysian town, about a 4 hour bus ride away.  Shopping, dining and new cultural things to poke around at.